FULHAM REACH BOAT CLUB

Registered charity 1161813 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FULHAM REACH BOAT CLUB LTD

The promotion of participation in rowing and the provision of facilities for rowing to all, particularly those who have not previously been able to access the sport and such facilities.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY (THE “OBJECTS”) ARE: 1) THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR ROWING; AND 2) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Amateur Sport · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Hammersmith and Fulham, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£1.3m
Latest spending
£987k
Registered
2015
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a record income of £1,261,578 and a surplus of £294,646 for the year ended 31 August 2025. Total reserves increased to £1,919,902, with unrestricted funds at £567,351, providing assurance of ongoing sustainability. The Trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £567k; policy: six months of operating costs)
“As at 31 August 2025 we are holding £400,000 in this reserve, representing an increase of £100,000 on the previous year. Although it gives comfort that ongoing operations can continue, this only represents 4.9 months of the 6-month target”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by LBCo. Ltd. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2025

  • Volunteers: 60
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 2 (£60,001–£70,000: 1; £70,001–£80,000: 1)
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2024

  • Volunteers: 50
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 2 (£60,001–£70,000: 1; £70,001–£80,000: 1)
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2023

  • Volunteers: 32
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£60,001–£70,000: 1)
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Fulham Reach Boat Club (matched by registered charity number).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Public-sector contracts awarded

From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Total income
£1.3m
Total spending
£987k
Cost of raising funds
£24k
Reserves (reported)
£400k
Employees
36

Reported reserves equal ~4.9 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.7 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (61% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 1.9% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.3%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Hammersmith And Fulham

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£1.3m£987k
31/08/2024£990k£937k
31/08/2023£788k£1.0m
31/08/2022£793k£854k
31/08/2021£2.1m£738k

Common questions

Is FULHAM REACH BOAT CLUB financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a record income of £1,261,578 and a surplus of £294,646 for the year ended 31 August 2025. Total reserves increased to £1,919,902, with unrestricted funds at £567,351, providing assurance of ongoing sustainability. The Trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by LBCo. Ltd.

Who funds FULHAM REACH BOAT CLUB?

Funders whose own accounts filings name FULHAM REACH BOAT CLUB as a grant recipient include JOHN LYON'S CHARITY, THE LONDON MARATHON CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED, THE TRIANGLE TRUST 1949 FUND, E B M CHARITABLE TRUST, FISHMONGERS' COMPANY'S CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
JOHN LYON'S CHARITYFY2025£250kthe State School Rowing Project
THE LONDON MARATHON CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITEDFY2024£40kPhysical activity programme
THE TRIANGLE TRUST 1949 FUNDFY2025£30kYoung People with Criminal Convictions
E B M CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£30kGrant paid to institution
FISHMONGERS' COMPANY'S CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£30kPrison educational grants
FISHMONGERS' COMPANY'S CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£25kPrison educational grants
PETER HARRISON FOUNDATIONFY2022£25kfor Boats not Bars: Rowing clubs for serving prisoners
THE HARGREAVES FOUNDATIONFY2025£24k
FISHMONGERS' COMPANY'S CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£20kPrison educational grants
E B M CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£20k
THE LONDON MARATHON CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITEDFY2023£18kPhysical activity programme
THE WITHEREN FOUNDATIONFY2025£10k
E B M CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£10k
E B M CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£10k
THE WITHEREN FOUNDATIONFY2021£10k
THE GOSLING FOUNDATION LIMITEDFY2024£8kGeneral
HAMMERSMITH UNITED CHARITIESFY2024£8kFree Water Sports Weeks during the Easter and Summer Holidays of 2024 which provides rowing, kayaking, breakfast, hot lunch, afternoon snack, and land-based act
DR EDWARDS AND BISHOP KING'S FULHAM CHARITYFY2026£7kGrant to organisation
HAMMERSMITH UNITED CHARITIESFY2022£7kTowards a rowing summer school for young people from disadvantaged communities.
HAMMERSMITH UNITED CHARITIESFY2023£6kTo fund towards the cost of summer holiday water activities for young people.
SCHRODER CHARITY TRUSTFY2025£5k
THE JOHN COATES CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£5k
JOHN LYON'S CHARITYFY2025£5kthe FRBC Free Watersports Weeks Summer 2024
THE SHIPWRIGHTS CHARITABLE FUNDFY2024£5kResponsive Donation
DR EDWARDS AND BISHOP KING'S FULHAM CHARITYFY2025£5kHoliday Schemes
DR EDWARDS AND BISHOP KING'S FULHAM CHARITYFY2026£5kHoliday Scheme
DR EDWARDS AND BISHOP KING'S FULHAM CHARITYFY2023£4kSummer Schemes
DR EDWARDS AND BISHOP KING'S FULHAM CHARITYFY2024£4kSummer Schemes
BRITISH ROWING CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2025£4kAdaptive/Mixed Ability
THE SHIPWRIGHTS CHARITABLE FUNDFY2025£4kResponsive Donation
THE DYERS' COMPANY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£3kEducation and the Young
JOHNNIE JOHNSON TRUSTFY2025£3k
THE DAISY TRUSTFY2023£3k
THE DYERS' COMPANY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2021£2kEducation and the Young
THE DYERS' COMPANY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£2kEducation and the Young
THE DYERS' COMPANY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£2kEducation and the Young
THE SHIPWRIGHTS CHARITABLE FUNDFY2023£2kResponsive Donation
THE DAISY TRUSTFY2022£2k
THE SHIPWRIGHTS CHARITABLE FUNDFY2022£1k
DR EDWARDS AND BISHOP KING'S FULHAM CHARITYFY2022£1kSummer Schemes
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS, FULHAMFY2024£600
HAMMERSMITH UNITED CHARITIESFY2023£500This is to contribute towards core running costs.
HAMMERSMITH UNITED CHARITIESFY2022£400Small grant to support the wellbeing of staff and volunteers
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS, FULHAMFY2025£25Grants to Institutions

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund18/12/2025£188kExpanding Accessible Rowing at Fulham Reach Boat Club (FRBC)
Sport England21/01/2025£12kFRBC Indoor Rowing Machines Replacement Project
City Bridge Foundation15/07/2024£110kGrant to Fulham Reach Boat Club (FRBC)
Sport England08/11/2023£15kSustainable Rowing reaching more Young People
The National Lottery Community Fund04/08/2023£10kMH - FRBC Youth Watersports Activity Weeks
Sport England05/02/2021£5kCOVID19 Return to Play
Sport England26/05/2020£3kCOVID-19 CEF
The National Lottery Community Fund01/02/2019£399kFuture Blues
The Mercers' Company02/07/2018£20kGrant to Fulham Reach Boat Club

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE THAMES ROWING CLUB CHARITABLE TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
FULHAM REACH BOAT CLUB£1.3m——below—no doubt
THE THAMES ROWING CLUB CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£48k—0unclear—no doubt
EXMOUTH ROWING CLUB FY2024£36k—0unclear—no doubt
FULHAM FOOTBALL CLUB FOUNDATION FY2025£2.9m——above—no doubt
RUTLAND SAILABILITY FY2025£263k—0unclear—no doubt
FLEET & CROOKHAM ATHLETIC CLUB FY2025£150k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.